self-government Definition
self·-government (-guv′ərn mənt)
noun
government of a group by the action of its own members, as in electing representatives to make its laws
self-government Related Forms
self-government Synonyms
self-government
n.
Autonomy
home rule, republic, independence, self-determination; see freedom 1.Self-control
self-restraint, conduct, character, stability; see discipline 2, restraint 1.
self-government Usage Examples
Converse of object
- grant: Laos was granted self-government within the French Union on 19 July 1949.
- have: Since 1965 the islands have had full internal self-government; matters of defense and external affairs remain the responsibility of the New Zealand government.
- promote: He therefore tried to raise up a Native Agency who could promote self-government among their own people.
- exercise: It exercises self-government except in matters of defense, internal security and foreign affairs, which are reserved to the UK.
- attain: She attained self-government with British oversight in 1951, followed by formal independence in March 1957.
- restore: They wish to see self-government restored to those who have been forcibly deprived of it.
Adjective modifier
- democratic: Iraqis have laid a solid foundation for democratic self-government.
- Indian: So I did this everywhere and in Wales I spoke about the colonial question and the need for West Indian self-government.
- internal: However, by 1926 internal self-government within the rubric of unified imperial policy was no longer the hallmark of dominion status.
- Irish: The subsequent abolition of the Irish self-government was one of the reasons for the huge growth in emigration in the nineteenth century.
- limited: For many people, including Bernardo O'Higgins, limited self-government was not enough.
- regional: Philip developed a system of regional self-government with viceroys answering to him and he ruled as an absolute monarch.
Noun used with modifier
city: In England, this means nothing less than the restoration of genuine shire and city self-government.
Preposition: in
area: People of ethnic minority groups have the legal right to self-government in areas where they account for more than one-third of the local population.
Preposition: of
- area: Organs of self-government of autonomous areas have the right to manage local financial matters.
- people: One heard of the right of Self-Determination of Peoples, of the League of Nations, of Self-Government of the People.
Preposition: for
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